[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1889-E1890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3288, the 
Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Member requesting: Gus M. Bilirakis
  Bill number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Name of requesting entity: Central City Community Development 
Corporation
  Address of requesting entity: 2612 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 
33602
  Description: The $500,000 will be used to rehabilitate property to 
house homeless veterans.
  Member requesting: Gus M. Bilirakis
  Bill number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Surface Transportation Priorities
  Name of requesting entity: City of Tampa, Florida
  Address of requesting entity: 315 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, 
Florida 33602
  Description: The $500,000 will be used to widen Cross Creek 
Boulevard, which provides an important connection from the city to the

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regional and statewide transportation network. The widening will reduce 
traffic congestion and its resulting environmental impacts.
  Member requesting: Gus M. Bilirakis
  Bill number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Transportation and Community and System Preservation
  Name of requesting entity: Pinellas County, Florida
  Address of requesting entity: 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 
33756
  Description: The $300,000 will be used for the costs associated with 
replacement of the Beckett Bascule Bridge, which is the primary access 
route to and from the mainland for contiguous coastal communities in 
Pinellas County.
  Member requesting: Gus M. Bilirakis
  Bill number: H.R. 3288
  Account: Economic Development Initiatives
  Name of requesting entity: Hillsborough Community College
  Address of requesting entity: 39 Columbia Drive, Tampa, Florida 33606
  Description: The $200,000 will be used to replace the exterior skin 
on one of the college's buildings, improving safety and increasing 
energy efficiency.

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